The aim is to help with some of the more common problems and show some of the techniques the tutor has gained over the years. The objective of the course is to give a good grounding in the techniques of landscape painting. From design to finished work. Tutor: Mr P Parker.
Equipment you need to bring:
Brushes
Sable Hair mixture or Nylon. Rounds.
Pure Sable, while the best, are very expensive.
Three or four will do. Sizes 2, 6, 10, 12 would be a good start.
A rigger brush and a broad mop brush would also be useful to have. More so, the Rigger.
Paint
I use tube colour squeezed out into the pans in my paintbox.
It is the most economical way to do it. The paint then goes hard like a pan. The colour can then be made workable with ease, with water.
Colour
Colour is personal, but you will with time, find your range to work with what best suits your needs.
That said, most artists have a similar palette.
You can start with a Six colour Palette; this works well.
Paint
Cadmium Yellow
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Cerulean Blue
What you then have is cold and warm of each of the three primary colours, this will let you mix all the colours you will need.
Other Colours make mixing quicker. Some are more opaque or transparent, so giving a different feel to a mix.
Reds
Light Red - Indian Red - These are almost the same.
Burnt Umber Very dark red/brown
Burnt Sienna
Yellow -Raw Sienna - Raw Umber
Blue - Cobalt Blue
Other colours I use are Cobalt Turquoise, Payne's Grey.
Now this said, The Six at the head of this list are quite capable of giving you almost all the colour you need, it's just a little more work.
Implements
A few things and matchsticks. These are for ink Drawing.
Mixing Dish, White China or Enamel works best.
Two small jars for water.
Liquid Masking Fluid. To protect any areas of your paper, you need to keep white.
Masking Tape. To tape paper to board.
Pencils HB 2B 4B. To draw and trace down.
Putty Rubber. These will not damage your paper surface.
Drawing Board. To tape paper to board.
Kitchen Roll.
Craft Knife. Pen Knife.
Dip pen
Natural sponge
